Reference Manual for the Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice, Model
—Wireless Isolation. If enabled, Wireless Stations will not be able to communicate with each other or with Stations on the wired network. This feature should normally be disabled.
•Wireless Station Access List.
—By default, any wireless computer that is configured with the correct wireless network name or SSID will be allowed access to your wireless network. For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to only specific computers based on their MAC addresses. Click Setup Access List to display the Wireless Station Access List menu.
•Security Options
Table | Wireless Security Options |
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Field | Description |
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Disable | Wireless security is not used. |
WEP (Wired | You can select the following WEP options: |
Equivalent |
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Privacy) | Authentication Type |
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| • Open: the DG834GV does not perform any authentication. |
| • Shared: WEP shared key authentication. For a full explanation of WEP shared key, |
| see “Wireless Communications” in Appendix B. |
Encryption Strength
•If Shared or Open Network Authentication is enabled, you can choose 64- or
Note: With Open Network Authentication and 64- or
Security Encryption (WEP) Key
These key values must be identical on all wireless devices in your network (key 1 must be the same for all, key 2 must be the same for all, and so on).
The DG834GV provides two methods for creating WEP encryption keys:
•Passphrase. These characters are case sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button.
Note: Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation.
•Manual. These values are not case sensitive.
Wireless Configuration |